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Figuring things out (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Huh? What kind of Buddhist group requires you to be so in? Kind of antithetical to Buddhism.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I mean, I would technically still be welcome there. But no longer believing does mean I can’t really feel connected with that group. And thus losing community. Maybe “trapped” was a strong word to use here, but trying to discuss the flaws was just met with equally flawed arguments. Just look up the “five mindfulness trainings” from plum village and it should be easy to see how they can become problematic when followed to the letter.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I thought pure land Buddhism was pretty dogmatic in how you get the Buddha to let you be reborn into the pure land